The parliament session erupted as Sophon Sarum rebuked Ice to stop being aggressive, warning not to assume oneself is always right while others are always wrong after accusations of bias and blocking the People's Party from sending representatives to the AIPA meeting.
At 10:30 a.m. on 11 Nov 2026 GMT+7, at the parliament, the House of Representatives convened with Sophon Sarum, Speaker of the House, presiding. After discussing public grievances, Isra Suntornwat, a party-list MP from the Democrat Party, raised the issue of appointing Thai parliamentary members to attend the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) meeting in the Philippines next week, noting that only one opposition MP would participate, and that person was not from the opposition whip team.
Meanwhile, Phatthapong Leelaphat, Chiang Mai MP from the People's Party, added a request for clarification on coordination with opposition parties to send representatives to the AIPA meeting, as the People's Party had never been informed about such coordination. He also noted that the AIPA meeting requires an ASEAN Parliamentary Executive Committee within the Thai parliament, but Sophon had not established one because joint parliamentary meetings had never been held. He expressed concern that the Speaker's lack of impartiality might cause Thailand to lose opportunities.
Sophon explained there was no intentional delay but no agreement had been reached between the two whip teams—the House and the Senate—so the committee could not be scheduled. During this, Parit Watcharasindhu, a party-list MP from the People's Party and opposition whip leader, sought to invoke parliamentary privilege, but Sophon denied permission and tried to move on to the regular agenda. This prompted Rakchanok Srinok, a party-list MP from the People's Party, to protest the Speaker's lack of neutrality and warned against showing too much bias. Due to public questioning of the Speaker's conduct, Sophon immediately muted Rakchanok, who shouted back, including yelling, "Let me finish listening!" to which Sophon responded with displeasure, "Don't be aggressive in parliament. This meeting is not a place where anyone can say anything they want. Don't think you are always right and others are always wrong." He then allowed Parit to debate and exercise his right to invoke parliamentary privilege.